CZ2002134A3

CZ2002134A3 - Glazed structures

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Publication number: CZ2002134A3
Application number: CZ2002134A
Authority: CZ
Inventors: Christopher Richardson
Original assignee: Ultraframe (Uk) Limited
Priority date: 1999-07-23
Filing date: 2000-06-02
Publication date: 2002-06-12
Also published as: PL353235A1; DE60026994T2; MXPA02000825A; CA2380102A1; ATE321918T1; DE60026994D1; CZ297148B6

Abstract

In the present invention, there is disclosed a system for forming a glazed structure (10), such as a wall of a conservatory or sun room, comprising a base member (12), support posts (14) mountable on the base member and capable of receiving on at least one side a window frame (18) and an eaves beam (16) mountable on the support posts (14).

Description

Glazed construction

Technical field

The invention relates to glazed structures and more particularly to glazed structures for forming greenhouse walls or sunbathing areas.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Greenhouse walls or sunbathing spaces can be formed using load-bearing window frames joined by their sides and glazing. However, it may be desirable to form such walls using non-load-bearing pre-glazed windows. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,843,787 and DE 19524612A disclose systems for forming a glazed structure comprising a base member, support posts mountable on the base member, at least one side of which a window frame can be mounted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system by which pre-glazed non-load-bearing windows can be incorporated into glazed structures, such as greenhouse wall structures.

According to the present invention, there is provided a glazing structure, such as a greenhouse wall or sunbathing space, comprising a base member, support posts attachable to the base member, at least one side of which a window frame can be mounted, wherein the support posts have flanges on their opposite sides, at a distance therebetween, which may include: 444

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window frames are disposed, and between the opposite sides of the support posts at least the designated outer ends of the support posts are provided with channels, said channels having inclined walls through which fastening screws or the like can be screwed into adjacent window frames.

The base member is preferably made of aluminum or a similar material, although reinforced plastics may be used. The support posts may be directly mounted on the base member, but for ease of construction it is proposed to secure the support posts to the base member by means of feet. The feet are preferably first attached to the support posts, and then the coupled assembly is attached to the base member by one or more attachments through the foot to the base member. In the base member, spaced apart mounting positions are preferably provided, one of which is preferably in the form of a shelf to which fastening screws or the like can be fastened through the bead, and the other preferably being a groove for receiving the bottom part footings. In such an arrangement, the foot must have only a bolt for fastening to one side of the structure, facilitating erection of the structure from only one side, at least for fastening the support posts.

The feet are preferably attached to the lower ends of the support posts by means of screws or the like, passing through the feet into the support posts, in particular into the screw holes formed therein. The support posts are preferably extruded from aluminum. The same arrangement of screw holes can be used to attach a drip to the top of the support posts or the like, through the drip, to said screw holes.

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- 3 channels, by means of formed edges on the designated inner of these strips, which are located behind the edges along the edges of the channels. For larger support posts, said channels have inclined walls through which fastening screws or the like can be screwed into adjacent window frames. Different corners may be provided for the corners of the glazed wall structures to provide different corner angles.

The base member also preferably has means for accommodating the weatherproof seals against which the window frames abut, i.e. to prevent drafts or water penetration, or to accommodate the ventilation cover. In a preferred embodiment, the shelf-shaped support is arranged at the outermost outer location and the base member is particularly inclined downwards towards the lower end of the shelf. Drainage openings are provided in the support for draining water from the window frames. The base member may also include ventilation ducts that may open or close from the space within the structure.

In particular, the base member is arranged to receive parapet members that conform to the substrate on which the base member is mounted, i.e., whether it is fixed to the floor or whether it is fixed to the bottom wall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 2, FIG. 1, FIG. 3, FIG. 1, FIG.

The invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 shows schematically a glazed wall structure according to the invention, shows a gutter-type construction using larger support columns; dimensions on

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Fig. 9 shows a base member used in the basic structure of the type of structure of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the structure of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of the structure of Fig. 2; Figures 7 and 8 show a perspective and isometric top view of the sill plate connector; Figures 9, 10 and 11 show corner structures with different angles for the glazed wall structure of Figure 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the glazed wall structure 10 comprises base members 12 which may be mounted on a suitable substrate, such as a floor or walls, vertical support posts 14 mounted on the base members 12, and a gutter 16 (not shown in FIG. 1), fastened to the top of the support posts 14, wherein pre-glazed window frames 18 are mounted between the support posts 14.

The eaves 16 are typically L-shaped, with a base 20 and a double-walled web 22, with the head 24 having a curved top surface 26. In forming the overall structure, the glazing support members supporting the glazing panels are attached to the eaves head. The eaves 16 also have ribs 28, 30 on their outer face for attaching the gutter or gutter brackets, and ribs 32, 33 on their inner face for attaching the inner flashing (not shown).

The support columns 14 for the in-line fastening of the window frames shown in the drawing are of two types, but they are not shown in both the eaves and the basic constructions, although it is clear that the description of one fits the other. Thus, FIG. 2 shows the construction of a gutter with a larger post and support column

Fig. 3 shows a basic structure with a smaller pillar support column.

Both the larger support posts 14A and the smaller support posts 14B have opposite sides 34 and ends 36. Flanges 38 extend from both sides and opposite ends thereof to form positioning channels for the window frames 18 to support the support posts. The support posts 14 are in the form of hollow aluminum extrusions and have one or more bolt holes 40 that can be used from above to attach the eaves 16 via fastening screws through the eaves 16 to the bolt holes 40 (see Fig. 2) and below to attach them. feet 44 with screws up through feet 44 into bolt holes 40 (see FIG. 3).

The ends 36 of the support posts 14 are formed as channels whose sides have edges 46 for retaining the engaging formations 48 of the cover strips 50 by snapping. In both types of support posts 14, the channels allow the fastening screws to be inserted through the feet 44 into the base member 12, which is then covered by cover strips 50.

The larger support posts 14A have their end channels with a base formed with angled facets 52 which are arranged to pass the screws 54 into the window frames 18. These screws 54 are again covered by cover strips 50.

The base members 12 are also formed as hollow aluminum extruded profiles. Around one edge is a shelf-shaped support 53 to which they can be fixed by means of bolts of the feet of the support posts. The shelf 53 is intended to be located outside of the glazed wall structure. The shelf 53 extends outside of the support rib 54, which is provided along its length with drainage holes 56 arranged at regular intervals. Along its opposite edge, the base member 12 has a slot 58 for receiving a stepped end of the bead 44. This arrangement allows the

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the support posts 14 have been fastened to the base member 12 by hooking the stepped end of the foot 44 into the shelf 53. Thereafter, it is only necessary to screw the footings from one side of the glazed wall structure, rather than from both sides. Thus, erection of this structure can be facilitated.

A groove 60 is provided between opposing edges of the base member 12, which is configured to receive the weatherproof seal and onto which the window frames 48 are abutted. Alternatively, the groove 60 may form a partition to allow ventilation under the window frames.

The base member 12 has a guiding edge 64 extending below the shelf 53 and an overhang 66 below the shelf 53. These two locations are arranged to accommodate window sills 68 or other rails if this may be appropriate for the substrate on which the base member 12 is supported, i.e. there will be different strips depending on whether the base member is on the support wall or is fixed to a floor, such as an inner yard floor.

A channel 70, with inverted edges 72, 74, is disposed between the groove 60 and the slot 58 to position the brackets (not shown) used to connect the ends of the base members 12, in particular to form corners. 9, 10 and 11, special support posts 14C, 14D and 14E are shown. The posts 14C, 14D and 14 E produce similar principles as support posts 14A except that require different capping 58C, ⁵⁸ C, 58D, ^Z D, and 58E, 58 'E, which are affixed by stromečkových connector 80 in the slots 82 of these rails.

Where the sills 68 meet the corners, covers 90 are provided. These have webs 92 at one end that engage below the rim 94 along the base member 12 below the shelf 53 and have hook shapes 96 at their front end to engage under the guiding edges of the sills. 68. Covers 90 may be adapted to thermal expansion or contraction of window sills 68 ♦

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Claims

A system for forming a glazed structure, such as a greenhouse wall or a sunbathing space, comprising a base member, support posts mountable on the base member, on. the at least one side of which can be supported by a window frame, and furthermore a drip, which can be mounted on supporting columns, characterized in that the supporting columns have flanges on their opposite sides, spaced apart by which window frames can be arranged and between opposite sides of the supporting columns at least the defined outer ends of the support posts are provided with channels, said channels having inclined walls through which fastening screws or the like can be screwed into adjacent window frames.

System according to claim 1, characterized in that the bolts securing the components are covered by cover strips placed over said channels.

System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support posts are directly attached to the base member.

The system of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the support posts are fixed to the base member by means of feet.

The system of claim 4, wherein the feet are attached to the support posts and the coupled assembly is attached to the base member by clamping means through the foot to the base member.

System according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that spacing points are provided in the base member for fastening the feet.

A system according to claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that spaced apart spacing positions are provided in the base member for attaching the feet, one of which is a shelf to which the feet are attached by a fastening screw or the like, through the feet and the second is a groove for receiving the bottom of the foot.

System according to claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the lower ends of the support posts are fixed to the feet by means of screws or the like, through the feet to the support plates.

System according to claims 4 to 8, characterized in that the lower ends of the support posts are fixed to the feet by means of screws or the like, through the feet to the screw holes formed in the support plates.

System according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the support posts have flanges on their opposite sides, at a distance from one another, between which window frames can be mounted.

System according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that edges are formed on the inner faces of the slats, which are located behind the edges along the edges of the channels.

System according to claims 1 to 11, characterized in that they are provided for the corners of the glazed wall structures

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different pillars, to provide different corner angles.

System according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the base member has means for accommodating weather seals against the window frames.

System according to claims 7 to 13, characterized in that the shelf-shaped support is arranged at the extreme outer point of the system.

The system of claim 14, wherein the base member is inclined down towards the lower end of the shelf.

16. The system of claim 14 or 15, wherein the shelf-shaped support is provided with drainage holes.

System according to claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the base member is provided with ventilation ducts.

System according to claim 17, characterized in that the ventilation ducts are openable or closable from space within the structure.

System according to claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the base member is arranged to accommodate separate parapet members, with the possibility of adaptation.

System according to claims 1 to 19, characterized in that one or more components of the system are aluminum extruded parts.